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To: Peter Ecclesine who wrote (7226)	6/6/2000 10:19:00 AM
From: Frank A. Coluccio	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 12823

Peter, that wasn't exactly what I had in mind at first, but now that you mention it, yes. I made the error of assuming that these were from Aironet, but you're correct. Aironet was a later acquisition for 0.8 BIllion which is a spread spectrum 11 Mb/s wireless LAN player, probably well suited as a local distribution scheme hanging off of their larger LMDS system acquired from Bosch. FAC

To: Peter Ecclesine who wrote (7226)	11/21/2000 2:05:57 PM
From: Mark Oliver	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 12823

Peter, I did a search on SpectraPoint and came up with your post. I am looking for someone who can comment on this article out of Australia that says SpectraPoint isn't capable of providing the equipment for their FWB roll out. I hadn't heard of Ericsson being into this market, but it appears that everyone has some product or partnership to do these networks. Thanks, Mark Ericsson To Replace Cisco-Motorola In Australian LMDS Deal By David Frith, Computer Daily News SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA, 20 Nov 2000, 3:44 AM CST Australia's No. 3 telco AAPT is looking to the Ericsson group to replace the Cisco-Motorola "SpectraPoint" venture to provide equipment for its much-delayed A$130 million (US$67.47 million) local multipoint distribution service (LMDS) wireless broadband network. Sydney-based AAPT is a subsidiary of Telecom New Zealand. The latest AAPT quarterly results, released late last week, note that SpectraPoint has "failed to develop and deliver second-generation IP-capable LMDS equipment as contracted". According to Communications Day, SpectraPoint in fact was closed as a business on July 27. According to the newsletter, Ericsson has already signed a memorandum of understanding to support the LMDS rollout, and is now trying to secure the multi-million dollar supply contract. AAPT says it will offer voice, high-speed data and IP services, and video-on-demand on the LMDS service, which delivers digital two-way broadband services from microwave transmitters. It has been seeking to install transmitters in all Australian capital cities. But the rollout has been dogged by delays. In February then chairman Larry Williams said 20 LMDS nodes would be operating in Australian capital cities by March; a press statement in May said AAPT was "on track" to complete the 20 nodes by the third quarter of 2000. AAPT has not disclosed the latest rollout schedule. Exchange Rate: $1 = A$1.94 Reported By Newsbytes.com, newsbytes.com .